Three college softball teams that reached last year’s Women’s College World Series headline the 2023 TaxAct Clearwater Elite Invitational this weekend.
For the fourth straight year, 16 teams — including 12 ranked in the preseason Top 25 — will compete in one of the biggest early season tournaments of the year.
There are 40 games from Thursday through Sunday televised on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN+ and the ESPN App.
The invitational starts Thursday at 10 a.m. ET when No. 3 Oklahoma State, which reached the WCWS semifinals a season ago, faces Texas A&M and new coach Trisha Ford. On Sunday, No. 4 Florida State plays No. 7 Alabama at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN, followed by Mississippi State-No. 18 UCF on ESPN2 at 8 p.m. ET.
We break down each team and let you know how and when you can watch them over the next four days.
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Alabama | Arizona | Arkansas | Duke
FSU | Indiana | Louisiana | Michigan
Mississippi State | Nebraska
Oklahoma State | Texas A&M
UCF | UCLA | USF | Virginia Tech
Alabama Crimson Tide
2022 record: 44-13 (eliminated in Tuscaloosa Regional)
Tournament schedule (all times ET):
vs. Duke (Thursday, 1 p.m., SECN)
at UCLA (Friday, 4 p.m., ESPN2)
vs. UCF (Saturday, 2:30 p.m., ESPN+)
at Indiana (Saturday, 6 p.m., ESPN+)
vs. Florida State (Sunday, 5 p.m., ESPN)
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